RMH Receives 2013 Specialty Excellence Awards from Healthgrades

RMH Receives 2013 Specialty Excellence Awards from Healthgrades

RMH has received Specialty Excellence Awards in critical care, emergency medicine and pulmonary care along with other 2013 quality recognitions from Healthgrades, the leading provider of information to help consumers make informed decisions about physicians or hospitals.

The Critical Care Excellence Award?, the Emergency Medicine Excellence Award? and Pulmonary Care Excellence Award? signify that RMH is in the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide in providing these services, according to HealthGrades.

"RMH has a culture of continuous quality improvement," said Dale Carroll, M.D., senior vice president, Clinical Effectiveness and Chief Medical Officer. "We constantly focus on the use of best practices and evidence-based medicine to assure the highest quality care for our patients in all situations. These awards attest to the teamwork and commitment of every member of our team in striving for quality."

These rankings were published in "American Hospital Quality Outcomes 2013: Healthgrades Report to the Nation." The report evaluates how approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide performed on risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for nearly 30 of the most common conditions treated and procedures performed from 2009 through 2011.

For its 2013 hospital quality outcomes analysis, Healthgrades evaluated approximately 40 million Medicare hospitalization records for services performed at short-term, acute care hospitals nationwide. Healthgrades found that patients treated in hospitals receiving 5 stars had, on average, a 75% lower risk of dying than if they were treated in hospitals receiving 1 star (across 18 common procedures and diagnoses, such as heart bypass surgery, stroke, and pneumonia).

Below is a list of all the most recent significant Healthgrades recognitions RMH received:

Excellence Awards?

· Critical Care, 2 years in a row (2012-2013)

· Emergency Medicine, 3 years in a row (2010-2012)

· Pulmonary Care, 9 years in a row (2005-2013)

5 Star Recipients

· Appendectomy, 3 years in a row (2011-2013)

· Emergency Medicine, 3 years in a row (2010-2012)

· Overall Critical Care, 2 years in a row (2012-2013)

· Overall Pulmonary Services, 11 years in a row (2003-2013)

· Treatment of COPD, 11 years in a row (2003-2013)

· Treatment of GI Bleed, 3 years in a row (2011-2013)

· Treatment of Heart Failure, 9 years in a row (2005-2013)

· Treatment of Pneumonia, 11 years in a row (2003-2013)

· Treatment of Respiratory Failure, 8 years in a row (2006-2013)

· Treatment of Sepsis, 9 years in a row (2005-2013)

Top 5 in Virginia

· #1 for Cardiology Services, 3 years in a row (2011-2013)

· #2 for Overall Pulmonary Services, 2013

· #5 for Overall Cardiac Services, 2013

· Top 5 for Overall Pulmonary Services, 11 years in a row (2003-2013)

Top 5% in the Nation

· Emergency Medicine, 3 years in a row (2010-2012)

· Pulmonary Services, 9 years in a row (2005-2013)

Healthgrades independently measures hospitals based on data that hospitals submit to the federal government. No hospital can opt in or out of being measured, and no hospital pays to be measured. Healthgrades risk adjusts for patient demographic characteristics and clinical risk factors, thereby taking into account how sick patients were before they were admitted to the hospital.

"Patient safety, quality and customer service form the foundation for all our patient care efforts," said RMH President Jim Krauss. "Recognitions like this highlight the commitment we have made to emphasizing quality in everything we do. Every person on the RMH team understands this commitment and is encouraged to deliver the highest quality care. Our team members are to be commended for these achievements."

More information on "American Hospital Quality Outcomes 2013: Healthgrades Report to the Nation," including the complete methodology, can be found at www.healthgrades.com/quality.

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RMH Receives 2013 Specialty Excellence Awards from Healthgrades

RMH has received Specialty Excellence Awards in critical care, emergency medicine and pulmonary care along with other 2013 quality recognitions from Healthgrades, the leading provider of information